ABOUT ME

I am passionate about meeting genuine people, growing people, organizational behavior and culture, innovation, design thinking, human-centered design, travelling to new places, self-development, reading, portrait and landscape photography. I am an active member of the community with strong commitment to supporting education initiatives. I have run a marathon and climbed Mont Blanc.

PHILOSOPHY

A person is alive as long as he/she develops herself/himself, learns something new, cares about others.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Offering a couch, being a guide, giving useful info.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I hosted couch surfers from a few countries (Poland, Denmark, Portugal, Kyrgystan, Russia) and I was hosted by one Iranian couple in Rome. I met a larger group of CSs in London and I loved the people. I met a CS in Switzerland and another one in Bucharest, I gave a tour and I was given one. Great experience each time.

Interests

innovation, design thinking, human centered design, portrait and landscape photography, personal development, organizational behavior and culture, psychology, running (a marathon and a few half-marathons), education, reading, good movies and music

Music, Movies, and Books

Movies: La Vita e bella; Stalker; Das Leben der Anderen; Good Bye Lenin!; Kidnapping, Caucasian Style; Gentlemen of Fortune
Books: "Man's Search for Meaning" by V.Frankl, "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by D. Kahneman, "On the Forgotten Beauty of Life" by A. Plesu, "Kite Runner" by K. Hosseini, "Love 2.0" by B.Fredrickson

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Two: I run a marathon and climbed Mont Blanc.

Teach, Learn, Share

personal development, organizational behavior and culture, international relations, running, photography, culture; people management, education, psychology, painting decorative things like wooden boxes, or glass objects.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Hints about visiting Romania, interest about other countries.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Belgium, Moldova, Romania